Gala apples hang from a branch in the Barden Family Orchard in North Scituate. It's getting to be that time of year: Apples are growing, blackberries have ripened – and pretty soon, you'll be able to ...

Ever taken a stroll in the park or traveled through a forest and seen a bunch of fruit trees? The temptation to pick one is so real. As each summer day passes, many fruits are coming in season in ...

If you haven't been fortunate enough to grow and care for a pear tree in your backyard, you might not know that the pear is a bit of an unusual fruit. European pear varieties like Bartlett, Bosc, and ...

One morning last summer I was sitting at my desk, staring idly out the window, when a woman stopped in front of a nectarine tree in my front yard. The fruits were small and still pretty hard, so I had ...

In most areas, the law says the owner of a tree is entitled to any fruit or flowers that grow from it even if they fall off. As the springtime weather in New Jersey gets warmer and warmer, homeowners ...

Is it wrong to pluck a pecan that’s fallen onto the sidewalk? What about snipping a rose that’s growing through your neighbor’s fence? If a branch full of ripe peaches droops over the alley, is it ...

The temptation to pick a freshly ripened apple from an overhanging tree on someone's property is strong. But behind the allure of that sweet, delicious taste in that first bite lies a legal question: ...

It's getting to be that time of year: Apples are growing, blackberries have ripened – and pretty soon, you'll be able to find piles of smashed, rotten, unpicked fruit on a city sidewalk or in a ...

It's getting to be that time of year: Apples are growing, blackberries have ripened – and pretty soon, you'll be able to find piles of smashed, rotten, unpicked fruit on a city sidewalk or in a ...